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Air Peace aborted a scheduled flight from Lagos to London on Friday after technicians discovered a minor mechanical fault. The airline withdrew the aircraft from service immediately after passengers had finished boarding. Safety protocols forced the crew to disembark everyone on board while engineers inspected the plane. Air Peace officials claim the decision reflects an…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director-general, arrives in Tenerife today to manage a high-stakes evacuation of the MV Hondius. The cruise ship carries a rare and lethal strain of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives. Spanish health and interior ministers will join the command post to oversee the transfer of roughly 150…
FIFA has picked a global cast to launch the 2026 World Cup. Divine Ikubor, known as Rema, leads a group of stars set to perform at the Los Angeles Stadium on 12 June. He joins South African singer Tyla and American rapper Future in a lineup designed to capture a broad, young audience. Pop mainstays…
Asake has reclaimed his crown as the king of Nigerian streaming. His fourth studio album, M$NEY, earned 37.5 million streams on Spotify Nigeria in its first six days. This feat nudges past the previous weekly record held by Wizkid’s Morayo, which managed 35.8 million plays. The singer achieved this peak a full day before the…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal on Thursday to put Al Nassr within touching distance of the championship. The 41-year-old converted a Sadio Mané cross to help secure a 4-2 victory over Al Shabab. This win moves his side five points clear of their rivals, Al Hilal, at the top of the…
American warplanes disabled two Iranian tankers on Friday as Washington attempts to force Tehran into a diplomatic corner. An F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision strikes to enforce a port blockade just as negotiations to end the ten-week-old Gulf conflict reached a tipping point. The strikes represent a sharp escalation of the American “maximum pressure” strategy….
Three hikers are dead after Mount Dukono erupted in North Maluku on Friday morning. The victims, two Singaporean men and a local Indonesian woman, were part of a group of 20 people who ignored safety warnings to climb the peak. A massive column of ash rose 10 kilometres into the sky as the mountain exploded…
The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the American-Israeli coalition is buckling under fresh naval skirmishes. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims Washington prefers “reckless military adventure” over the diplomatic deals currently on the table. Both sides exchanged heavy fire in the Strait of Hormuz this week while accusing the other of starting the fight. Despite…
Goodluck Jonathan is back in court to defend his right to seek the presidency. The former president asked a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit intended to bar him from the 2027 election. His legal team argues that the Nigerian judiciary has already settled this matter. This latest challenge seeks…
A coordinated cyber attack has crippled thousands of schools and universities across the West. The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached Instructure, the parent company of the ubiquitous learning platform Canvas. Over 9,000 institutions in the United States, Canada, and Australia lost access to coursework and examinations this week. Many universities remain offline as they…
